Crowdsourcing Vocational Trucks: Building a service truck on a vocational chassis is a team effort

Building a vocational truck is not unlike renovating a kitchen in an older house. It looks straightforward on paper: cabinets, appliances, wiring, plumbing. But once the walls come down, you…

Mack’s Roy, Rivian’s Scaringe to deliver keynote speeches at ACT Expo 2026

Stephen Roy, president of Mack Trucks and chairman of Volvo Group North America, and RJ Scaringe, founder and CEO of Rivian, will deliver keynote addresses at ACT Expo 2026, taking…

Mesilla Valley Transportation Solutions brings fuel economy testing into the 21st century

Fleets needn’t look long or hard to find products promising fuel-saving benefits. Aerodynamic add-ons, low-viscosity lubricants, tires, software platforms, “magic” elixirs, and even bottles of distilled water all promise incremental…

Streetline to offer real-time truck parking availability reports along I-5

Intelligent transportation system company Streetline has expanded its advanced Truck Parking Information Management System and ParkerTruck mobile app to help truckers find parking along the Interstate 5 corridor in Washington.

Here Technologies building precision AI mapping tools for fleets, down to the “last meter”

Last-mile mapping is yesterday’s news. Here Technologies said it can deliver last-meter mapping for automotive and commercial vehicle manufacturers requiring greater precision. That means a truck can not only be…

Clarios solving trucking problems through battery connectivity

When Clarios began offering connectivity services for its 12-volt batteries, it took a call from a fleet that was struggling with its trailer batteries. Its first response was, trailers have…

The perils of ‘white label’ ELDs and how to reduce cheating

Since the early days of electric logging devices, when they were known as automatic on-board recording devices, Tom Cuthbertson has been there.  During his distinguished career at Qualcomm, (known as…

PlusAI reports improved KPIs ahead of 2027 commercial launch

PlusAI reports further progress toward commercial deployment of its autonomous trucking technology, with improvements across key safety and operational readiness metrics in the second half of 2025. In a news…

Cybersecurity threats to transportation sector growing more complex

The North American transportation sector faces the most complex cyber threat environment ever, as cybercriminals continue to demonstrate greater sophistication and specialization. “Bad actors now view the transportation supply chain…

Mann+Hummel marks 85 years in filtration technology

Germany-based filtration technology company Mann+Hummel is celebrating its 85th anniversary in business. Founded in 1941, the company now operates in 80 locations worldwide — with operations and subsidiary brands…

Kodiak partners with Bosch on self-driving truck hardware

Autonomous truck maker Kodiak has inked a deal with Bosch to build the hardware needed to cost-competitively scale up production of its self-driving trucks. The deal was jointly announced at…

Radar Love: Startup says software breakthrough addresses shortcomings of traditional radar

Atomathic, a radar technology company is making a bold claim: that long-standing safety blind spots around large vehicles aren’t a hardware problem — they’re a software one. It says it…

Solid-state lidar opens door to industrial ADAS, MicroVision CEO says

MicroVision is positioning its latest solid-state lidar technology as an enabler of improved industrial site safety — from forklifts in crowded warehouses to commercial trucks operating in complex environments —…

Motive files for IPO 

Motive Technologies said that it has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering of its Class A common stock on the New York Stock…

Survey: Carriers prioritize AI tools that improve real-time efficiency

Artificial intelligence (AI) is gaining traction in transportation management, and although the industry is still in the early stages of AI adoption, motor carriers are already clear about the role…